Four students earned scholarships from the community theater group Pelican Players to study their favorite art forms at their choice of colleges - Cassandra Holbrook and Courtney Driggers of East Bay High School and Angelica Corbett and Alexander Eugene Crenshaw of Riverview High School. ...more

June 4, 2008

This weekend, more than 670 Highlands County students graduated into semi-adulthood. Armed with their high school diplomas, dreams and aspirations, many will leave the area to pursue higher studies or just find greener pastures. Some will undoubtedly remain in Highlands County, drawn by family ties or just opportunities in family ventures. Almost a third of the county's high school graduates attend community college before continuing their studies or joining the workforce. ...more

June 2, 2008

Pasco School District officials will pick the brains of area business leaders Monday. The educators are trying to tailor curriculum to meet the needs of the Pasco job market. We hope both sides approach this task with open minds. ...more

May 31, 2008

Over the next couple of weeks, 28 public and more than a dozen private high school graduation ceremonies are scheduled across Hillsborough County. ...more

May 28, 2008

Over the next couple of weeks, 28 public and more than a dozen private high-school graduation ceremonies are scheduled across Hillsborough County. ...more

May 28, 2008

Among my saddest moments as a career counselor is when I hear a story like this: "I wasn't a good student in high school, but I wanted to prove that I can get a college diploma. I'd be the first one in my family to do it. But it's been five years and $80,000, and I still have 45 credits to go." ...more

May 11, 2008

Nine Hillsborough High School graduates will be inducted into the school's Alumni Hall of Fame at the annual meeting of the HHS Alumni Association. ...more

May 10, 2008

The percentage of recruits entering the Army with a high school diploma dropped to a new low in 2007, according to a study released Tuesday, and Army officials confirmed that they have lowered their standards to meet recruiting goals in the middle of two ongoing wars. ...more

January 23, 2008

It has been widely thought that Hillsborough County School Superintendent MaryEllen Elia's contract gives her a hefty bonus for student achievement. She earned a $37,620 bonus this year alone, but look close and you will see it is only partly grounded in student gains. ...more

January 18, 2008

Merrill Pratt Thomas was a Christmas angel Dec. 21 when she handed a $200,000 check to Sister Rosalie Hennessey, Bob Mohr and Frank Koebrich of the Community Foundation of Greater Sun City Center. ...more

January 2, 2008